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Andy D

Trad climber
Colorado
Feb 12, 2009 - 10:47pm PT
FAO P Kingsbury
Did 2nd pitch of Digital Extraction in 2000 - at the recomendation of BrassNuts I believe. It was twice as long as the 1st but no moves any harder. Unbelievably good - easily better than Bloodguard. I heard it might be a bit overgrown now though.
survival

Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
Feb 12, 2009 - 10:54pm PT
Man, that Private Idaho shizzle looks like the real dizzle!
tom woods

Gym climber
Bishop, CA
Feb 12, 2009 - 10:57pm PT
Awesome looking climbs here, but I do have to chime in about our local crag.

Cannibal at Little Egypt, is not a finger crack, it's thin hands, but lately I think the beta is plug a piece and lay the f-in thing back until the knob and hope you are not setting up a groundfall.

Tom
pip the dog

Mountain climber
the outer bitterroots
Feb 12, 2009 - 11:31pm PT
as always, late to the dance.

so many of the routes mentioned are _sweet_. (skinny dudes like me especially like finger cracks). i guess if i had to think on the intergalactic scale, butterballs would likely win.

but my vote in this thread would be for a route from the turf of my youth -- the turf i suspect all of us forever use as the measure of all routes.

this said, so how's'about Airation at Cathedral. _sweet_

richross' vote for A Dare By The Sea also struck me. also a place from my youth. what a pretty route and a pretty place to be, the waves so close. that and it was first done by a guy dear to me, a rock stud kind enough to take a then young teen under his wing. now sadly gone from us, Jim Adair.
~~~

great thread. i have been adding stuff unknown to me to my travel plans/wish list.


^,,^
scuffy b

climber
just below the San Andreas
Feb 13, 2009 - 12:09pm PT
Hey Survival,

which Private Idaho are you referring to? Is there a picture of
it in this thread?
If you mean the one at City of Rocks, that's a really good
climb, but the finger section has so many holds you don't have
to touch the crack at all.
Skip the 100-ft convenience anchor and finish the pitch. 5.6
roof finish awaits you.
P.Kingsbury

Trad climber
the jeep
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2009 - 03:58pm PT
thanks for the input andy!!1

according to frank, he thought that the pitch had never been repeated.....very cool to hear that u did it....def on my to do list....was gonna try it last season, but it was full of grass, and i didnt want to garden on lead.......

the rangers recently cleaned refractal last fall, a fingers pitch i havent tried but Mike F. said was one of his fav's at the tower!!!


torpedo bay, long canyon



YayP

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 13, 2009 - 04:30pm PT
"Splitters" from Estes Park, CO come to mind: J-Crack, Mission Impossible, Loose Ends, and Cheap Date on The Book, Lumpy Ridge. Little Twin Owls Finger Crack also on Lumpy. Days of Heaven on the Rock of Ages in RMNP. So much to do in your backyard, I miss Estes!

BrassNuts

Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
Feb 22, 2009 - 01:15pm PT
Keepin this one alive... Crimpergirl on P2 of Beggar's Buttress, Lower Cathedral
Crimpergirl

Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Feb 22, 2009 - 01:31pm PT
Whoa - that was super fun!!

Edit:

Here is BrassNuts on Flight Deck in Indian Creek in the fall -


Later we went to Red Rocks...leave it to BN to find the most Indian Creek looking feature there!

dustonian

climber
Feb 22, 2009 - 02:57pm PT
Nice shot of Beggar's!! That pitch is bitchin'.... the last crux pitch also killer fingers.

What about the second pitch of Fine Jade on the Rectory...?

Oh yeah, how do you add photos to a post?
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Boulder Colorado
Feb 22, 2009 - 05:53pm PT
"Blood on the Tracks", Dylan Wall, San Rafael Swell, UT
richross

Trad climber
gunks,ny
Feb 22, 2009 - 06:28pm PT
Vern Clevenger on Mellow Yellow,Gunks 1980.
Crimpergirl

Social climber
Boulder, Colorado!
Feb 22, 2009 - 08:52pm PT
With corrected horizon. :) Excellent belay technique there Bob R! I bet BrassNuts thinks Bob is awake! Heh heh!

drljefe

climber
Old Pueblo, AZ
Mar 13, 2009 - 01:34am PT
BUMP

Because I fear the wide.
d-know

Trad climber
electric lady land
Mar 19, 2009 - 06:58pm PT
bump 4 finger lookin goods.
and to keep the climbing
shizz up front.


tkingsbury or any of you
other montana cats,
can you shed any more
light on the kanzler
bros.
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Mar 19, 2009 - 07:02pm PT
I don't know a ton...before my time...

You might find this interesting:

http://dirtysoxclub.wordpress.com/

http://firstascentpress.com/dirtysoxclub.html

Cheers!
TKingsbury

Trad climber
MT
Mar 20, 2009 - 10:21am PT
Hoots

climber
Tacoma, Toyota
Mar 20, 2009 - 11:26am PT
Finger lickin' lock bump!
Jaws at Mt. Woodson
no, i do not know how to resize! its an OW! ahhhh!
nutjob

Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
Dec 28, 2009 - 03:11pm PT
Nice bump for eye candy!
chum

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
Dec 28, 2009 - 04:02pm PT

Goldfinger! Only 5.12a...
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